JPH10207605A - Inputting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a convenient inputting device in which a keyboard and a remote control device can be shared while a pointing device is incorporated, and the keyboard or the remote control device can be independently used. SOLUTION: This device 10 is provided with a keyboard main body 20 and a remote control device 30 mounted on this keyboard main body 20 so as to be freely attachable and detachable, and a pointing device 40 is incorporated in the remote control device 30. Then, output data from the keyboard main body 20 can be wireless-transmitted to the remote control device 30, and the output data from the keyboard main body 20 and the output data of the remote control device 30 can be wireless-transmitted from a transmitting part 31 of the remote control device 30 to the receiving part of a display device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an input device having a keyboard body and a remote controller detachably mounted on the keyboard body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an input device such as a set-top box, a wireless keyboard with a built-in pointing device used as a mouse, a wireless remote controller with a built-in pointing device, and a keyboard and a remote controller integrated into a pointing device Wireless devices incorporating a device are provided.

[0003]

However, it is difficult to use both the wireless keyboard and the wireless remote controller as the conventional input devices at the same time, since both have a built-in pointing device. There was a problem that was bad. In addition, when the keyboard and the remote control are integrated, there is a problem that, when used as a remote control, the keyboard is too large to be used.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and allows a keyboard and a remote controller to be shared with a built-in pointing device, and can be used independently as a keyboard or a remote controller. It is intended to provide.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has been proposed to achieve the above object, and a first aspect of the present invention is directed to a keyboard body and a remote controller detachably mounted on the keyboard body. The remote control has a built-in pointing device, and is configured to be able to wirelessly transmit output data from the keyboard main body to the remote control.Output data from the keyboard main body and output data from the remote control are transmitted from the transmission unit of the remote control. The configuration is such that wireless transmission is performed to the receiving unit of the display device. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the keyboard body is provided with an infrared light emitting element, and the remote controller is provided with:
A light receiving element for receiving the output data from the infrared light emitting element is provided, and the output data of the keyboard body is
Light is received by the light receiving element of the remote controller from the infrared light emitting element, and wirelessly transmitted from a transmitter of the remote controller to a receiver of the display device.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a keyboard main body and a remote controller detachably mounted on the keyboard main body. The keyboard main body and the remote control are provided with independent transmission units, respectively. Wirelessly from the transmitting unit to the receiving unit of the display device and from the transmitting unit of the remote controller to the receiving unit of the display device. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, when a remote control is mounted on the keyboard main body, a transmitting section of the keyboard main body comes into contact with a receiving section provided on the remote control, and output data from the keyboard main body is mounted. Wireless transmission from the transmitter of the remote controller to the receiver of the display device.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect of the present invention, the keyboard main body is provided with a transmitting portion which enters the inside when the remote control is mounted and is exposed to the outside when the remote control is removed. The output data from the keyboard body is wirelessly transmitted from the transmission unit of the keyboard to the reception unit of the display device. The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claim 5,
The transmission unit is configured to be urged outward from the keyboard body by an elastic body.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an input device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a remote control is attached to a keyboard in the input device of the first invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the remote control is separately removed from the keyboard in the input device of the first invention. is there.

The input device 10 of the first invention includes a keyboard body 20 and a remote controller 30 detachably mounted on the keyboard body 20. Further, the remote controller 30 has a built-in pointing device 40 used as a substitute for a mouse, and is capable of wirelessly transmitting output data by operating the operation keys 21 from the keyboard body 20 to the remote controller 30. Then, the input data from the keyboard body 20 and the input data from the remote controller 30 are wirelessly transmitted from the transmitter 31 of the remote controller 30 to a receiver (not shown) of the display device (for example, the personal computer).

The keyboard main body 20 is provided with an infrared light emitting element 25 for wirelessly transmitting output data to a remote controller 30.
5 is provided with a light receiving element 35 for receiving the output data from. Various operation keys 21 are arranged in a row on the keyboard main body 20, and a power switch such as a set-top box or a television, a channel switch of a television, various operation buttons 32 having a volume function and the like are arranged in a row on a remote controller 30. Has been established.

The input device 10 of the first invention can be used with the remote controller 30 attached to the keyboard body 20 as shown in FIG. 1 or can be used as shown in FIG.
Can be removed from the keyboard body 20 and used. In the state shown in FIG. 1, when any one of the operation keys 21 of the keyboard body 20 is operated, the output data is directly received by the light receiving element 35 from the infrared light emitting element 25 and received by the display unit from the transmitting unit 31 of the remote control 30. It is wirelessly transmitted to a unit (not shown). In the state of FIG.
When one of the operation keys 21 of the keyboard main body 20 is operated, the output data is wirelessly transmitted from the infrared light emitting element 25 of the keyboard main body 20 to the light receiving element 35 of the detached remote controller 30 and received. From the transmitting unit 31 to the receiving unit (not shown) of the display device
Sent wirelessly to

Also, by using the pointing device 40 built in the remote controller 30 instead of the mouse, functions such as selection of a menu screen can be performed only on the remote controller 30 side, which is convenient. Thus, the remote control 3
0 can be detached from the keyboard main body 20 and used independently, so that it is easy to use. Further, the remote controller 30 can be downsized.
As the pointing device 40 of the remote controller 30, a touch panel type or a stick type is preferably used.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which a remote control is mounted on a keyboard in the input device of the second invention. FIG. 4 is a view showing a state in which the remote control is independently removed from the keyboard in the input device of the second invention. FIG. The input device 10A according to the second invention includes a keyboard body 20A and a remote controller 30A detachably attached to the keyboard body 20A. The keyboard unit 20A and the remote controller 30A are provided with independent transmission units 26 and 36, respectively. The transmission unit 26 of the keyboard unit 20A is transmitted from the transmission unit 26 to the reception unit (not shown) of the display device. , Wireless transmission can be performed independently to a receiving unit (not shown) of the display device.

Further, as shown in FIG.
Is attached to the keyboard body 20A, the transmitting unit 26 of the keyboard body 20A and the receiving unit 3 of the remote controller 30A
7 is in direct contact with the keyboard body 2
The output data when operating the operation key 21A of 0A is
Wireless transmission can be performed from the transmitter 36 of the attached remote controller 30A to a receiver (not shown) of the display device. When the remote controller 30A is mounted, the transmitting section 26 of the keyboard main body 20A enters the inside as shown in FIG. 3, and when the remote controller 30A is removed, the transmitter 26 is exposed to the outside through an opening 28 formed in the side wall of the keyboard main body 20A. This is because the transmitting section 26 is urged outward by the elastic body 50 as shown in FIG. 5 or FIG.

As the elastic body 50, as shown in FIG.
A compression spring 51 for urging outward the substantially fan-shaped transmitting section 26 pivotally attached to the keyboard body 20A by the shaft section 27 by a shaft section 27, or the shaft section 27 to the keyboard body 20A as shown in FIG. There is a coil spring 52 or the like for urging the transmitting section 26, which is rotatably pivotally attached and is substantially fan-shaped in plan view, outward.

FIGS. 5A and 6A show the transmission unit 2
FIG. 5 shows a state in which the remote controller 6 is pushed by the remote controller 30A to which it is attached and enters the inside of the keyboard body 20A.
6 (B) and FIG. 6 (B), the remote control 30A is removed,
Elastic body 50 (compression spring 51, coil spring 5
2) shows a state of being pushed out from the opening 28 to the outside. As described above, the input device 10 of the second invention
In A, when the remote controller 30A is detached from the keyboard main body 20A, wireless transmission can be directly performed from the transmitter 26 of the keyboard main body 20A to a receiver (not shown) of the display device. There is an advantage that an operation such as directing to a receiving unit (not shown) of the device is not required, and the device can be used alone and is easy to use.

[0017]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a remote control having a built-in pointing device is detachably mounted on a keyboard body.
The keyboard and the remote controller can be shared as a device having a built-in pointing device, and the remote controller can be used alone, resulting in good usability. Furthermore, since the output data from the keyboard body and the output data from the remote controller are wirelessly transmitted from the transmitter of the remote controller to the receiver of the display device, only one transmitter is required.
The structure can be simplified and the output data can be easily transmitted wirelessly.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the keyboard body is provided with an infrared light emitting element, and the remote control is provided with a light receiving element for receiving output data from the infrared light emitting element. Since the wireless transmission is performed, the structure can be simplified, and the wireless transmission from the keyboard body to the remote controller can be accurately performed. According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the keyboard unit and the remote controller are provided with independent transmission units, the keyboard unit and the remote controller can be used independently, which is convenient.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the remote control is mounted on the keyboard main body, the transmission section of the keyboard main body contacts the transmission section of the remote control, and the output data from the keyboard main body is transmitted from the transmission section of the remote control to the display device. Since the wireless transmission is performed to the receiving section, the number of the transmitting sections for wireless transmission becomes one when the remote controller is mounted, and the keyboard body and the remote controller can be integrated, so that there is an effect that the wireless transmission is easily performed. . According to the invention of claim 5, the transmitting section of the keyboard body enters inside when the remote control is mounted, and is exposed to the outside when the remote control is removed. Therefore, when the remote control is mounted, the appearance becomes good, and when the remote control is removed, The wireless transmission can be performed using the keyboard body and the remote controller independently.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the transmitting section is urged outward from the keyboard body by the elastic body, the structure is simple, and the keyboard body is exposed to the outside and the keyboard is exposed. Entrance to the main body can be performed accurately, and the effect of good durability can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state where a remote controller in an input device of a first invention is mounted on a keyboard main body.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where a remote controller in the input device of the first invention is detached from a keyboard main body.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which a remote controller in the input device of the second invention is mounted on a keyboard main body.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where a remote controller in the input device of the second invention is detached from a keyboard main body.

FIGS. 5A and 5B show a transmitting section of the keyboard body using the elastic body of the first example, FIG. 5A is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the transmitting section of the keyboard body has entered the interior by mounting the remote controller, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which a transmission unit of the keyboard body is exposed to the outside.

FIGS. 6A and 6B show a transmitting section of a keyboard body using the elastic body of the second example, wherein FIG. 6A is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the transmitting section of the keyboard body enters the interior by mounting a remote controller, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which a transmission unit of the keyboard body is exposed to the outside.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Input device 20 Keyboard main body 25 Infrared light emitting element 30 Remote control 31 Transmitter 35 Light receiving element 40 Pointing device 10A Input device 20A Keyboard main body 26 Transmitter 30A Remote controller 36 Transmitter 37 Receiver 50 Elastic body

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A remote control detachably mounted on a keyboard main body, comprising a pointing device, wherein output data from the keyboard main body can be wirelessly transmitted to the remote control. An input device configured to wirelessly transmit output data from a keyboard body and output data from a remote control to a reception unit of a display device from a transmission unit of the remote control. 2. The keyboard main body is provided with an infrared light emitting element. The remote controller is provided with a light receiving element for receiving output data from the infrared light emitting element. 2. The input device according to claim 1, wherein the input device is configured to receive light from an infrared light emitting element to a light receiving element of the remote controller, and wirelessly transmit the light from a transmitter of the remote controller to a receiver of the display device. 3. A keyboard body, and a remote controller detachably mounted on the keyboard body, wherein the keyboard body and the remote controller are provided with independent transmission units, respectively, and display from the transmission unit of the keyboard body. An input device configured to independently transmit wirelessly from a transmitter of a remote controller to a receiver of a display device. 4. When a remote control is mounted on the keyboard main body, a transmission section of the keyboard main body contacts a reception section provided on the remote control, and output data from the keyboard main body is transmitted from the transmission section of the remote control mounted on the display device. The input device according to claim 3, wherein the input device is configured to perform wireless transmission to a receiving unit. 5. The keyboard body further includes a transmitting unit that enters the inside when the remote controller is mounted and that is exposed to the outside when the remote controller is removed. When the remote controller is removed, the transmitting unit of the keyboard is connected to the receiving unit of the display device. The input device according to claim 4, wherein the input device is configured to wirelessly transmit output data from the keyboard body. 6. The transmitting section is urged outward from the keyboard body by an elastic body.
An input device according to claim 1.